Parish Schedule, New Year's Week, Octave of Christmas 2020

Tuesday, Dec 28 -- Mass, 5:30pm

Wednesday, Dec 29 -- Mass, 7am; Confession 4:30-7pm
Thursday, Dec 30 -- No 7am Mass; Confessions 4:30-5:30pm; Vigil Mass 5:30pm (No incense)
Friday, Jan 1 -- Mass with incense, 9am; Confessions 4:30-5:30pm; Mass with incense, 5:30pm
Saturday, Jan 2 - Morning Mass, 7am; Confession 4:30-5:30pm; Vigil Mass 5:30pm
Sunday, Jan 3 - Mass with incense, 9am; Mass without incense, 11:30am


For the Holy Day, Mary Mother of God and Octave of Christmas, January 1st -- Masses are:
New Year's Eve, vigil Mass at 5:30pm;
New Year's Day, Masses 9am and 5:30pm

Sunday Sermon, December 27th -- St Joseph and the Mystery of the Incarnation (Feast of the Holy Family)

 On the feast of the Holy Family and in this Year Of St Joseph, we consider the place of St Joseph in the mystery of the Incarnation. St Joseph is part of the hypostatic order - which means that we really cannot understand who Jesus is without consideration of the role of St Joseph.

We meditate on St Joseph's role in various moments in the infancy narratives, and consider why we should have strong devotion to this great patron!

Listen online [here]!

Christmas Sermon, December 25th -- God in the Cave

Of all the many details of our Lord's birth, one which is often overlooked is the fact that he was born in a cave.  Even more, we rarely reflect upon the reality that being born in a cave means that the Lord Jesus was born not only on the earth, but under the earth.

Being born in the cave shows his great humility, and embracing of poverty. Also, being born underground shows us that his Church begins as an underground Church (even as the early Christians began persecuted in the Catacombs, our Lord began his life under persecution from King Herod).  Although we are in a time in which the Church may well have to go "underground" again, we have faith that the light of God's glory shown in that cave under the hills.

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High School Youth Group, December 20th -- The Catholic Response to Atheism, Session 8 -- Evolution

 We discuss the Catholic teaching related to creation and the theory of evolution. While evolution would in no way undermine the Catholic faith or the belief in the existence of God, there are certain scientific and philosophical reasons to question the theory.

Sunday Sermon, December 20th -- The Annunciation and Dating Christ's Birth

 St Luke's account of the Annunciation of the angel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary contains numerous mysteries:

1) "Hail, full of grace" indicates that our Lady was conceived without original sin.

2) "How can this be, since I do not know man?" indicates that our Lady had made a vow of virginity.

3) "It is now the sixth month for her who was called barren" allows us to date the birth of our Lord to late December - Jesus really was born on December 25th.

Listen online [here]!